Table 1Transition record

soap makertosoap chipper

A soap maker already meets 24% of what the soap chipper role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From soap maker

24%

Overlap1

To soap chipper

5 Skills carried over

7 Required, not held

70.7 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 70.7

This move: 70.7 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the soap chipper role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the soap maker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A soap chipper role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a soap maker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held implement soap formula communication, collaboration and creativity
already held use moulding techniques handling and moving
already held monitor valves information skills
already held manage waste handling and moving
already held optimise production processes parameters communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the soap chipper role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 handling and moving 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held feed soap chips machine required
required, not held harden soap required
required, not held select soap shaping plate required
required, not held store soap flakes required
required, not held transfer soap chips required
required, not held transfer soap required

optional, not held press soap into sheets optional
optional, not held pack soap optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held wash stone optional

02 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held control temperature required

optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional

03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary

optional, not held operate liquid soap pumps optional
optional, not held tend soap flake machinery optional
optional, not held operate package processing equipment optional

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a soap chipper role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 5 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held monitor valves skill
already held optimise production processes parameters skill
already held implement soap formula skill
already held manage waste skill
already held use moulding techniques skill

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held operate liquid soap pumps optional
optional, not held press soap into sheets optional
optional, not held tend soap flake machinery optional
optional, not held pack soap optional
optional, not held use packaging equipment optional
optional, not held wash stone optional
optional, not held monitor manufacturing impact optional
optional, not held operate package processing equipment optional

13 held skills the soap chipper role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role alkylation knowledge
not needed by the target role collect industrial waste skill
not needed by the target role fill kettle skill
not needed by the target role maintain chemical mixers skill
not needed by the target role match product moulds skill
not needed by the target role observe mixture characteristics skill
not needed by the target role perfume and cosmetic products knowledge
not needed by the target role prepare chemical samples skill
not needed by the target role tend agitation machine skill
not needed by the target role test alkalinity skill
not needed by the target role transfer chemicals skill
not needed by the target role use chemical analysis equipment skill
not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill

Index

Other moves recorded from soap maker

Full index of moves from soap maker

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.